The colony of pelicans in the Skadar Lake National Park (NP) has increased to 150 young, the Public Enterprise for National Parks of Montenegro (IPNPCG) announced today.
"We have good news. Like never before since the number and condition of the protected bird species has been monitored, the pelican family has increased by 150 young individuals. This was shown by the results of the nesting season of these birds in the NP Skadarsko jezero in the Pančeva oka Special Reserve" , the press release of JPNPCG points out.
The announcement adds that "taking into account the conservation measures implemented by JPNPCG in cooperation with competent institutions and organizations when it comes to the preservation of pelicans, such good news about a large number of juveniles cannot be surprising".
"The pelican population has been stable in recent years due to the implementation of habitat conservation measures, and the population trend is positive. The National Parks of Montenegro, in cooperation with partners, have on several occasions set up platforms for nesting pelicans in order to improve the conditions for their nesting, which resulted in an increase number of nesting pairs. Last year, as part of program activities, a special camera was activated that shows the situation on the nesting ground in real time. This activity, which monitors the pelican colony in the best way, without disturbing it, was implemented in the earlier period as part of the project "Wetland management of Dalmatian Pelican Conservation in the Mediterranean Basin", which was carried out by local partner organizations in cooperation with the French NGO Noe Conservation", according to the JPNPCG announcement.
The company also stated that the plan is to set up observatories for bird watching at two locations in Skadar Lake National Park as part of the PACON project, which JPNPCG is implementing in cooperation with partners from the region.
"Regular monitoring of the biodiversity of important species, including the monitoring of ornithofauna, is carried out within the framework of the Skadar Lake NP Management Program for 2021, i.e. the five-year Management Plan for the period 2021-2025," the announcement concludes.
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